Which to use
“cancers” and “casiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,650
- “cancers” frequency rank
- #27,718
- “casiers” frequency rank
- 38368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cancers | casiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cancer. | Pluriel de casier. |
Where the eye mixes cancers and casiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cancers (CVCCVCC) and casiers (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cancers and casiers
A purely visual mix-up. cancers (\kɑ̃.sɛʁ\) and casiers (\ka.zje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cancers is recorded at frequency rank #10,650, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.sɛʁ\. casiers is at rank #27,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.zje\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38368, this pair ranks #255,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cancers vs casiers
Shared letters: acers. Private to "cancers": n. Private to "casiers": i.
"cancers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "casiers" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cancers" and "casiers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cancers" vs "casiers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cancers" and "casiers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cancers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cancers" and "casiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caries vs casiers". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #255,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.